I have just made a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 installation on a Toshiba Satellite L735 laptop.
When I turn on the laptop and it is plugged to the socket, the battery icon does not show ("Show battery status ...

A friend of mine just installed Linux Mint on his laptop (asus R505CB - GT740M). And there is a huge issue with his battery: by the time I wrote this line, it just loose 3%. The battery stand around 3 ...

I want to make a tool that alerts when battery is below 40% or above 60% so I can start/stop charging accordingly.
I know some tools alert when battery is low, that's not enough. Is there a tool that ...

I just installed Ubuntu on my new ASUS 205ta laptop. Unfortunately, the battery icon does not work because the battery is not detected. I tried the solutions to every other post, but nothing works. ...

The title basically says it all. My Samsung Series 9 900X3C ultrabook's battery is in the deep red around barely three hours after disconnecting it from the power - and during most of that time the ...

I've recently bought myself a new Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard set. To get these working in Ubuntu 14.04, I first paired them (unifying USB) using Winblows then I installed Solaar.
The issue ...

I have an ASUS N550JK laptop (BIOS version 204) running Ubuntu 14.04 (3.13.0-43-generic kernel).
My issue is that the battery indicator ALWAYS shows that it's using battery power - even when plugged ...

So just a few days ago I installed Ubuntu for the first time ever on my laptop - Lenovo Ideapad U410. I am dual-booting Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1. Although since the beginning I've been fixing many ...

For a while now, in both Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10, my laptop shuts down suddenly and unexpectedly. This only happened when the computer was on battery power, and only when the power seemed to get within ...

i am new to Linux and i was using windows 8.1 and now switched to Ubuntu latest ,, i am not able to install catalyst drivers i tried many you-tube tutorials and couldn't successfully install ,,and i ...

I have a SONY VAIO Fit 13A and running Ububtu 14.04. My problem is that when I connect a device with a battery (like a mobile phone or an MP3 player) it gets constantly connected / disconnected. This ...

I have HP notebook with a healthy battery. Problem is that when I try to charge it, system displays time remaining to charge and also percentage of the charge in the menu bar, but it stays stuck on ...

I got Ubuntu 14.04 MATE. But battery indicator is not showing properly even after connecting the power cable or disconnecting. It just shows what's when started.
Image-1 when power connected:
Power ...

I've a Lenovo ideapad Z500 laptop with Windows only energy management software (my battery stop charging at 60% for long lasting life).
Setting the threshold from Windows, it remains also with Ubuntu ...

When I had windows I used lenovo energy managment and set the battery to charge up to 60% only as it recommended it to me. Yesterday I switched to Ubuntu and now I have this problem. It would be great ...

I'm using an Asus K56CB Laptop and I just upgraded from Ubuntu Gnome 13.10 to Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 (Gnome shell 3.10.4) however now I don't have a battery icon in the upper right-hand corner. Also the ...

I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a MacBook Air 2011. When starting Ubuntu, sometimes the battery state is shown to be empty, although it is not. Hence, automatic shut down takes place. After one or ...

I have an HP Probook 440 G2, with an intel core i5-4210U processor.
I have dual boot windows 8.1 installation. I get approx 5+ hours of battery backup in Windows 8.1 and approx 2+ hours in Ubuntu. My ...

I am using Ubuntu 14.10. And my computer is always attached to an AC power source thus it is always charging. But I have noticed that my battery says it is charged when I click on the battery icon in ...

This is what I posted on the Toshiba forums, but posting here, in case there's a clever Ubuntu angle I can use:
Now the second battery is not recognized. The light doesn't come on (in the r100's row ...

I have an ASUS N550JK laptop (BIOS version 204) running Ubuntu 14.04 (3.13.0-43-generic kernel).
My issue is that the battery indicator ALWAYS shows that it's using battery power - even when plugged ...

I own a Sony Vaio VPCSB18GG model laptop, running Ubuntu 14.04. The dedicated power button has a LED built-in. The LED glows green when the laptop is being used. But when the battery is say, 30%, it ...

I have an Intel HD 4400 onboard video card. I was pondering getting the properitary linux drivers from Intel.
Will this increase battery life and performance?
Does this apply to other components as ...